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Fairview, [[Michigan (State)|Michigan]], is an unincorporated village (1955 pop. ca. 150) in [[Oscoda County (Michigan, USA)|Oscoda County]], in the north central part of the state. The village is the center of a farming area, largely surrounded by forests, settled by Mennonites in 1900-1912. The Mennonite congregation (MC) of over 400 persons is the only church body located near Fairview. A small [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] congregation is located at Comins, a village five miles north of Fairview. Despite the handicaps of geographic isolation, poor soil, and a rigorous climate, the community developed into one of the strongest congregations of the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Conference District]]. | Fairview, [[Michigan (State)|Michigan]], is an unincorporated village (1955 pop. ca. 150) in [[Oscoda County (Michigan, USA)|Oscoda County]], in the north central part of the state. The village is the center of a farming area, largely surrounded by forests, settled by Mennonites in 1900-1912. The Mennonite congregation (MC) of over 400 persons is the only church body located near Fairview. A small [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] congregation is located at Comins, a village five miles north of Fairview. Despite the handicaps of geographic isolation, poor soil, and a rigorous climate, the community developed into one of the strongest congregations of the [[Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Indiana-Michigan Conference District]]. | ||
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Fairview, Michigan, is an unincorporated village (1955 pop. ca. 150) in Oscoda County, in the north central part of the state. The village is the center of a farming area, largely surrounded by forests, settled by Mennonites in 1900-1912. The Mennonite congregation (MC) of over 400 persons is the only church body located near Fairview. A small General Conference Mennonite congregation is located at Comins, a village five miles north of Fairview. Despite the handicaps of geographic isolation, poor soil, and a rigorous climate, the community developed into one of the strongest congregations of the Indiana-Michigan Conference District.
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| Author(s) | J. Howard Kauffman |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Kauffman, J. Howard. "Fairview (Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_(Michigan,_USA)&oldid=80692.
APA style
Kauffman, J. Howard. (1956). Fairview (Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_(Michigan,_USA)&oldid=80692.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 289. All rights reserved.
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